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Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 5, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 5, 5:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 22, 5:02 PM ET
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.816484 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.816 · 484 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.274.358.79222668.837478 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274/.358/.792·22 HRvs hand.837 · 478 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small76H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.871507 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score
4Kenny PiperRC—.222.364.920111.4537 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kenny Piper C · R.222/.364/.920·1 HRvs hand.453 · 7 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.718401 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.718 · 401 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.260.327.82514262.811196 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.205.284.62815502.647383 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205/.284/.628·15 HRvs hand.647 · 383 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
8Jorge MateoRSS31.203.245.5595221.6910-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Jorge Mateo SS · R.203/.245/.559·5 HRvs hand.691 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small31H-Score
9Taylor WallsSSS36.222.309.6072433.644278 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Taylor Walls SS · S.222/.309/.607·2 HRvs hand.644 · 278 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Justin FoscueR2B64.271.332.81611247.512No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Justin Foscue 2B · R.271/.332/.816·11 HRvs hand.512 · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.711No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score
3Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7880-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.6763-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 3-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.707No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
6Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.6593-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
6Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small65H-Score
7Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.6580-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score
8Cody FreemanR3B—.247.319.637197.498No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247/.319/.637·1 HRvs hand.498 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Elias DíazRC45.234.266.6708237.549No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.549 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score